AI generated women steal thousands from men looking for love in dating app and social media scams

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https://abc13.com/ai-character-generator-photo-enhancer-romance-scam-dating-apps/14070758/

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"Hey, hey honey, you're the best," says a woman who may look real to some, but two security experts say the video is heavily filtered, with unnatural eyes and the chin blending into a neck.

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Jim initially met her after getting a mysterious text message. He thought they had a friend in common. He said he wasn't looking to date.

"She goes, 'I've never met anybody to be my equal. You and I have a super lot in common.' And she's had an uncle who was on the board for the stock exchange in Hong Kong," said Jim.

He was convinced to send $60,000 to invest in the stock exchange. He said he lost most of it because the investment tanked. Then, the woman opened up an overseas crypto account in his name, but when Jim tried to take that money out, he was going to be charged thousands in upfront tax fees. Experts say it's a scam.

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Much more at the link.

Another old scam now made much easier thanks to AI.